“I did feel [Brown] was strong, but it wasn’t anything I couldn’t handle,” Aldo told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) through his interpreter and trainer, Gustavo Dantas, at Saturday’s post-event press conference. “I just used my gameplan, and everything worked out the way I wanted.”

Aldo is as quick to offer an understatement as he is a lighting-fast kick to the ribs.

The Nova Uniao-trained featherweight actually appeared a bit tentative in the bout’s early going, and Aldo attacked more patiently than he has shown in his previous WEC contests. The first five minutes passed with both fighters winging heavy shots on the feet, though neither gained a definitive advantage.

That changed in the second.

Brown offered just a brief opening, but it was Aldo would need. The Brazilian swarmed with an attack so rapid even he wasn’t sure exactly what had happened.

“It’s kind of hard to say,” Aldo said. “I don’t even remember exactly what happened. I think at some point I started defending against the fence, and I jumped a knee or something. I think he fell or lost his balance.

“I just ran over. I went to the mount. I turned over and took his back and started hitting him from there.”

The blows continued until referee Steve Mazzagatti was forced to halt the bout just 80 seconds into the second frame.

Aldo said he was pleased with the early stoppage but was prepared to fight all night.

“I always train for five rounds, but if there’s a chance, I try to finish quicker,” Aldo said. “Everything worked out the way I wanted, and I finished in the second round.”

Aldo’s swift striking has now earned him six stoppages in six trips to the WEC’s cage. The finishing skills have earned Aldo comparisons to UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, but the new featherweight title holder said it’s another legendary Brazilian striker from whom he draws inspiration.

“Anderson is an amazing athlete, but I started training my Muay Thai with Pedro Rizzo, and he always inspired me to do the same gameplan – just stand up and bang,” Aldo said.

Just 23 years old, Aldo is already a champion. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt credited his Nova Uniao teammates for the win.

“Since the beginning, I believed,” Aldo said. “I have a really good team, so I trusted my team and my training partners and my trainers. I knew that I could do it.”

And already on top of the world less than 18 months after debuting for the WEC, Aldo promises there’s more to come.

“This is just a result of the hard work since I started training,” Aldo said. “This was my goal. We won’t stop here. We’ll just keep working.”

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